The New Jersey barrier became the most widely used and gave its name to the generic barrier type.

Those stones were sustained or stayed by buckles and fermillets of gold for more firmness.

He shakes every time he hiccups.

Playing-cards — the devil's picture-books — were hated by the Puritans like the very devil; […] The fine for selling these cards must have been a dead letter, for we find in the newspapers proof of the prevalence of card-playing.